Afb Heritage Community Organisation Ltd
Charity 1093076
Overview
Summary
Afb Heritage Community Organisation Ltd appears to be a place-based, African Caribbean-rooted community organisation with a deliberately broad civic remit. Its role may extend beyond delivering activities for young and older residents in Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath: its objects suggest an ambition to convene residents, voluntary organisations and public bodies around a community-centre model, while also linking heritage, faith buildings and environmental amenity to local wellbeing. The available evidence does not show how these strands operate in practice.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A community anchor with a convening mandate
The organisation appears designed not only to provide services but to bring local authorities, voluntary organisations and residents into a shared effort. A community centre may be intended as the practical infrastructure for this convening role.
Why it matters
This suggests its potential value may lie in relationships and local coordination as much as in individual activities. It could be an important bridge between statutory bodies, community groups and residents.
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“Its objects include associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include establishing, maintaining, managing or cooperating in the management of a community centre.”
Source:Charity Commission
A culturally rooted organisation with an inclusive public remit
The organisation appears to centre the African Caribbean community while framing its benefit geographically and inclusively, rather than limiting support to one identity group.
Why it matters
This may position it as both a culturally specific source of belonging and a wider neighbourhood asset, creating opportunities to connect heritage, representation and cross-community provision.
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“Its objects primarily, but not exclusively, benefit the African Caribbean community of Sparkbrook and surrounding areas.”
Source:Charity Commission“It helps people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
An unusually broad link between community wellbeing, heritage and environment
Its formal remit may combine social provision with stewardship of public amenity, historic or religious buildings, and environmental protection. This is broader than the stated youth and older-people activity focus alone would suggest.
Why it matters
The organisation may have latent potential to connect community development with local heritage and environmental improvement, potentially making it relevant to partners outside the usual youth and older-people service networks.
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“Its objects include providing, maintaining or improving a public park or other public amenity near a landfill site for environmental protection.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include maintaining, repairing or restoring publicly open religious, historic or architecturally significant buildings for environmental protection.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the organisation operates or manages a community centre.
- Which activities, partnerships and geographic areas are currently active.
- Whether its heritage and environmental objects are used in practice.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity updates showing programmes, reach and delivery locations.
- Evidence of current partners, premises, community-centre use and heritage or environmental projects.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Extending the provision of facilities and activities for young people and the elderly, particularly within the areas of Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath
Charity objects
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY OF SPARKBROOK AND SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER CALLED " THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE COMPANY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT OF A PUBLIC PARK OR OTHER PUBLIC AMENITY IN THE VICINITY OF A LANDFILL SITE, WHERE IT IS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR RESTORATION OF A BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE, WHICH IS A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, OR IS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST AND WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WHERE IT IS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.